Iron County register., 1887-05-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Probate Court is IN session thisweek.
Ben Deering opened a two-weeks revival
at Poplar Bluff on Sunday.
Mrs. S. c. Liscomb has our thanks for late
Washington and New York papers.
For SALE-A No. 1 Mich Cow. Will
'eome in'' the 1st Of June. Apply at this
Office.
Services by Rev. Jno. F. Eaker at the
Baptist Church next Sunday morning and
evening.
The last week has been prolific Of good
showers, and, as q natural consequence, veg
citation thrives.
Sheriff Whitworth, accompanied by Rob't
Hill and Walter Fisher, left here Sunday
night with four prisoners for the peniten-
tiary.
The Peck homestead, east of the railroad,
was sold at Trustees Sale last Thursday.
whitworth & Sons bid in the property for
S1,400.
{ Who will take hold of and organize the
proposed grand concert: 1t ought to be
done right of. We have plenty Of the best
talent.
The young folks of the Valley assembled
at the Academy of Music on last Friday
night and spent several very pleasant hours
dancing.
j. W. Arms, gentleman OF color, has
opened up a restaurant, etc., in the building
north of the REGISTER office and lately oc-
cupied by Postmaster Edwards.
We are under obligations to r. Hotson,
Esq. for mess of fine lettuce presented On
Friday of last weeS. 1t was OF excellent
variety and as large as any we have seen this
year.
John Blemel now has ice-cream on sale
every Sunday, aud, as soon as the season Is
fairly opened viii keep supply on hand
during the week. Furnishing parties and
picnics speciality.
The faculty and students of Caledonia
College, are coming over on Saturday to
picnic and make merry music, at "syiyan
Lake." and We are requested by the owner
to say that the grounds will be closed to the
public on that day.
The W. c. 7. [. will give Basket Social
at the Academy of Music, Tuesday evening,
May 10Th. The object is sociability. Baskets
containing lunch for two will be sold, also
Ice-Cream and Cake, to defray expenses
Everybody is cordially invited 10 come.
w. g. Dits aud family and Mrs. Sawyer
and family move this week into two of Judge
Emerson's cottages, south end OF town.
This group of cottages adjoining :" Sylvan
Lake" are credit to our town; are models
of comfort, elegance and beauty, and are all
filled with refined and pleasant people.
Mrs. A. A. Robinson, late of Virginia, last
week purchased the Ironton House from Mr..
Croker, and, we hear, contemplates ex-
pending several hundred dollars thereon in
improvements. Mrs. r. will take possession
at once and 1t is the intention, under the new
regime, to open up the saloon connected
with the building.
"It never rains but it pourS" has been
literally true of this section for the past few
days. The early spring was exceeding dry,
but .ssoaker'' afler so, Kerr is now making
the grasses and all manner of vegetation to
grow rapidly. The we ther- prophets tell
us this is 10 be wet summer. The initial
has been taken let Ser rain.
Some st. Louis people are engaging board
in the Valley and the arrival of the earlier
ones is looked for within few days. What
NAV be expected of the Arcadia House this
season doth not yet appear, and all parties
from afar VINO contemplate spending the
summer in the delightful Arcadia Vale have,
thus far, been obliged to make arrangements
independent and irrespective of that prop
erty.
GREAT number of Ironton folk attended
tbe dedication exercises of the Baptist
Church at Beiley1ew on Sunday last. Better
weather could not have been asked for and
delightful day was made of It. We had
hoped for full report, but were disappoint-
ed. Our people are loud in their praise oi
the hospitable treatment they received al
the hands of the good people of Belleview
Valley on that day and hereby return thanks
for the numerous and valued favors extend
ed them.
We last week printed 200 copies of the bill
Sem, johnson purposes introducing In the
Senate at the Special Session. The bill, 81
printed. is a good one and should reeeiss
careful consideration. 1t is our opinion thai
IL comes nearer covering all the points a
issue ,han any of the various measure intro
aread af the late session. of one thing WI
are thoroughly convinced, and that Is, Mr
]. will do all in his power to remedy th'
existing evils aud bring about desir-ble re-
su,ts. He will always be found on the peo'
pies side.
Last Friday morning while Mrs ID. NY
ers was working around fire in the YARD
her home, engaged in soap making, we un
derstaud, her clothing caught nre, and IN
moment she was enyeloped in mass
flames. Prompt assistance from other mem
bers of the family near by soon extinguishe'
the flames, but not before Mrs NJ had re
ceiyed some severe burns on the left arm ant
back. A messenger was Immediately ois
patched for a doctor, who came and dresse'
the wounds, which, though not serious, wer
very p4inful Mrs. u. is now rapidly I'm
proving and promises complete recovery II
short time. We congratulate her on be
happy escape from what might easily hay
proven fatal accident.